§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his estimate of the total expenditure on all forms of publicity and advertising by(a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies for (i) 1993–94, (ii) 1994–95, (iii) 1995–96, (iv) 1996–97, (v) the 1997–98, year to date, (vi) the 1997–98, full year estimate and (vii) the 1998–99 planned expenditure. [15237]
§ Mr. Straw[holding answer 11 November 1997]: The costs for publicity, including advertising, for my Department from 1993–94 to 1998–99 are as follows:
Year £ 1993–94 14,152,549 1994–95 14,102,358 1995–96 10,869,563 1996–97 8,327,916 1997–98 (year to date) 1,665,176 1997–98 (forecast) 4,923,000 1998–99 (planned) 4,447,000 Expenditure on publicity including advertising by my Department's Agencies was as follows:
Year £ Prison Service 1993–94 206,900 1994–95 200,00 1995–96 565,014 1996–97 299,778 1997–98 (year to date) 136,828
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Minister Dates Destination Purpose Cost £ Right hon. Jack Straw MP and Joyce Quin MP 26-27 May 1997 Brussel To attend Justice and Home Affairs Council 5,350 Joyce Quin MP 9-11 June 1997 Prague To attend meeting of Council of Europe Justice Ministers 2,200 Michael O'Brien MP 28-30 June 1997 Berlin To attend Oxford Forum tripartite conference with US and Germany on immigration and integration 1,200 Lord Williams of Mostyn QC 15-19 September 1997 Paris, Bonn, Dusseldorf and Oslo To assess investigation of suspicious deaths procedures, human rights issues and community sentences 3,850 Alun Michael MP 16-19 September 1997 New York To research voluntary sector issues 10,000 Joyce Quin MP 17-18 September 1997 Paris To attend meeting with French Minister of Justice 1— Joyce Quin MP 26-28 September Siena To address Anglo-Italian Conference 300 Right hon. Jack Straw MP and Joyce Quin MP 9-10 October 1997 Luxembourg To attend informal Justice and Home Affairs Council 1,900
Year £ 1997–98 (forecast) 200,000 1998–99 (planned) not finalised—50,000+ Fire Service College 1993–94 56,000 1994–95 35,000 1995–96 33,000 1996–97 29,000 1997–98 (year to date) 16,000 1997–98 (forecast) 28,000 1998–99 (planned) not yet allocated Passport Agency 1993–94 79,945 1994–95 127,040 1995–96 94,814 1996–97 143,899 1997–98 (year to date) 12,500 1997–98 (forecast) 33,000 1998–99 (planned) not yet allocated Forensic Science Service 1997–98 (year to date) 280,000 1997–98 (forecast) 387,000 1998–99 (planned) not yet allocated Prior to 1997–98, under the Forensic Science Service Agency's framework document, publicity was provided by the Home Office and is included in the departmental spend.
I shall write to the hon. Member, as happened when he last asked a similar question, with regard to expenditure on publicity by my Department's Non-Departmental Public Bodies. This information is not held centrally and will take some time to collate.